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Fall Trees: Paint Leaves in Less Than a Minute

Snow flurries have been falling these past few days, yet here I am in denial, posting an art tutorial about a totally different season. Sorry about the delay in posting. Look forward to more posts in the future to make up for it!

“I am a firm believer that each of us can paint; especially children, who possess an innate ability to create art. The hardest lesson is this: you cannot paint exactly like someone else. Embrace the freedom to please yourself!!”

This whole blog is dedicated to painting things others have already painted. I’ve never actually painted anything original yet. But at some point, when I feel like I know what I’m doing a little bit more, I’ll paint something completely my own. Until then, these tutorials keep me painting. Also, these tutorials are good for “painter’s block” since most of these projects are quick and easy.

5 Reasons Why YOU Can Paint Fall Trees

You don’t need a paint brush. This painting can be done entirely with paper towels — the sky, the grass, and especially the leaves. The paper towel’s texture is perfect for leaves. If you tried to paint each dot by hand, not only would that take hours, it would look too planned and symmetrical. A paper towel will give it an uncontrolled, unbalanced look that is actually common in nature.

You can let colors mix. Dab on some yellow paint to make leaves then use the same paper towel to add red. The colors will mix in a natural-looking way. Who knew taking shortcuts would actually make your painting look better.

The colors you need are simple. Red, orange, yellow… No weird turquoise or lilac needed. Just squeeze directly from the tube on to the canvas.

Because the weather doesn’t control you. Paint beaches during snowstorms if you want. You do you.

Your tree painting doesn’t have to look like anyone else’s tree painting. No two trees look alike. Paint a trunk, some branches, and a clump of leaves and you’ve done it. No matter how chunky or pointy your tree looks, there’s probably a tree out there that looks like it.

Have I convinced you? Leave a comment about any projects you’re working on now, or let me know if they’re any tutorials you want me to try!